by Sebastian Kluth
German industrial rock trio Oomph! has always been credited as Neue Deutsche Harte pioneers but could never come close to the success of other genre bands like Rammstein or Megaherz in its early career. This changed overnight with the release of the band's...
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HIM, also known as His Infernal Majesty, was a gothic rock band that was very successful throughout the first decade of the new millennium before sales figures dwindled and the band actually broke up two years ago. The band had its breakthrough as early...
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The Rasmus is a Finnish quartet that started as a crossover act in the mid-nineties as it combined alternative rock, funk rock and rap elements. The group first got some international acclaim with its single ''F-F-F-Falling'' from its fourth studio record...
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Fifteen years ago, gothic rock music was quite in vogue in Europe with bands like Oomph! and Rammstein domineering national and international hitlists and groups such as Apocalyptica, HIM and The Rasmus hitting their creative peaks. One of these bands...
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Numenorean is a post back metal quintet from Calgary that I discovered by pure coincidence. It turns out that this young group is one of my greatest discoveries of the year. This isn't so surprising knowing that the band has signed with French label Season...
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I have been waiting for this release for almost ten years and I'm glad that it actually ended up seeing the light of day today. French progressive gothic metal band The Old Dead Tree was one of the most creative, emotional and unique bands of the past...
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